The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-06-04
From Wallace.

! WALLACE, May Both, 1SS7.-Crops ar
doing very well since the last rain. Corr
is fully two weeks ahead Of last year a
this time,
Mr.. Geo. Gahan is down with typhoi,
pneumonia.
Marry Pillion who has been In Chicago
the past week under the care of doctor
returned home last Saturday as able {,
work as well AS ever. Before she left sh,
could not walk step, the doctor called |
sciatiCa.
win Jamison is seen in this town ono,
week regular with his Percheron Nor
man coach horse. The outfit that viii car
rises on his sulkey would supply the estab
lishment of Degen Bros. He has a fine
horse.
Jno. Hinkey last week lost mare worth
$500, and her foal valued at 500, sired BY
Confdant.
VIM. Butler ownes one of the finest thor
Oughbred two year old stallion in La Sale
Co. The colt Is a beauty, possessing all
the marks of speed and is the picture OF
his illustrOus sire Intruder. AS this colts
dam has four crosses of the most prOmin-
ent thoroughbred blood in her. No doubt
with little training the colt will rank In
the list with other trOtters of lntruder's
gate. Buck Creek should feel proud OF
this colt and | think they do. MIR Butler
says he would not give him for all the nor
mans in France, and he refused 5000 tor
him.
The side bar fever has made its appear
ance again this year in Wallace, Johnnie
Dobbins, JAS. Be- ley and JAS O'Donnell
hny h,,,
now convalescent. Hon I. COrcoran has
ordered new side bar; he would have
purchased II with the lest of the boys but
there was nothing in Ottawa to suit his
royal taste so his fever remains be broken.
Tom says the buggy will have three springs.
Look out girls, OF Ophir.
Tom O'Donnell, Willie kiley and Pat
Fennessey were before his honor, the Wal
than Judge last Sunday. All were dis.
charged with u severe reprimand not 10
commit the otfense again, with the eXcep.
lion of Pat, who was given twelve hours in
solitary confinement ut the Judges dwell
ing. As il was raining, Pat didn't care SO
much anyhow, he says.
Your Ophr correspondent in last week =
items says he thinks they will have to i'm
port judge from Wallace or Waltham, as
Wallace has got only one and Waltham the
same. | think neither town could get along
with any less, Steve Granny says one Judge
Is enough for Ophir at present.
}. McGrath, of Chicago, was visition his
flasher and relations last week.
Jimmie Crawley, of Walthsm, was the
guest OF Miss Blanchtield quite recently,
Tommie Thompson and frankie Thorn
make their usual trips northwest. 1t will
soon We south.
F. 4. Donevy has turned new leaf and
was the guest Of the Walthan belle one
day last week, RAMBLER.
WALLACE, June 3.-Geo. Gahan, James
O'Donnell, VIM. Connolly and Marion Nc.
Ginness are on the sick list |, Is hoped
their recovery will be speedy
Dan Connors has made the addition of a
fast team 10 his top buggy.
Tom Fox and viii Madden have wholly
recovered from the measels.
The law suit of DoLbins vs. Burke,
which has gone through all the lower
courts, was decided In the Appellate Court
last week In favor of Burke, and now Dob
bins has concluded that at law Burke of
Wallace Is hard man to handle.
MIR. Thompson has the sympathy of the
whole community In the loss Il his spotted
steer.